Vanillin, the molecular structure above, is an interesting organic molecule. From the structure, answer the following questions and post them in the indicated submission box. What is the molecular formula of this compound? How many functional groups does this molecule have? Write the names of all the functional groups present in vanillin.
Classes Of Functional Groups
Organic Chemistry deals mostly with carbon and hydrogens, also called hydrocarbons, but those groups which replace hydrogen and bonds with carbon to give a characteristic nature, unique of their own, to the hydrocarbon they are attached to, are called functional groups. All the compounds belonging to a functional group undergo reactions in a similar pattern and are known to have similar physical and chemical properties.
Characteristics Of Functional Groups
In organic chemistry, we encounter a number of special substituent groups which are attached to the hydrocarbon backbone. These groups impart certain characteristics to the molecule of which it is a part of and thus, become the highlight of that particular molecule.
IUPAC Nomenclature
In Chemistry, IUPAC stands for International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry which suggested a systematic naming approach for the organic and inorganic compounds, as in the beginning stage of nomenclature one single chemical compound was named in many ways by which lead to confusion. The need for this approach aroused as the number of chemical compounds newly discovered were increasing (approximately 32 million compounds) and the basic concept of nomenclature i.e. the trivial nomenclature and the derived system of nomenclature failed to overcome the challenge. It is an important task to name a chemical compound systematically and unambiguously which reduces lots of confusion about the newly reported compounds.
Vanillin, the molecular structure above, is an interesting organic molecule. From the structure, answer the following questions and post them in the indicated submission box.
- What is the molecular formula of this compound?
- How many functional groups does this molecule have?
- Write the names of all the functional groups present in vanillin.
- Write the line-bond structures of all the functional groups present in vanillin.
- What orbitals are involved in forming the following bonds in vanillin?
- C=O
- O-CH3
- C=C
- O-H
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1. Vanillin has a molecular formula C8H8O3.
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